William Paca Middle School eighth-grader Adriany Hernandez was named the William Floyd School District Artist of the Month for February! Adriany is a highly=skilled student-artist in Mr. Marco Antenucci’s Exploring Art Materials class who has a unique, expressive and eye-catching style that has captivated her teachers and classmates alike. She is a confident artist who can create stunning pieces of artwork using various artistic styles or mediums, with some of her most proficient areas being in drawing, illustration, painting and ceramics. Mr. Antenucci noted that her beautiful use of color and affinity for rendering life-like detail in her work seems to come to her naturally.

Moriches Elementary School fourth- and fifth-grade students had the opportunity to return to Stony Brook University to sing the “The Star-Spangled Banner” before the Seawolves battled the Elon University Phoenix to a 62-58 victory on Sunday, March 1!  

William Floyd High School students in Ms. Karisa Beyer’s senior cosmetology class recently hosted officers from the Suffolk County Police Department 7^th Precinct for complimentary salon services! It was an exciting day for the students, as they got to demonstrate the skills they have been learning as part of the Cosmetology program by styling the officers’ hair with blowouts, braids and curls. This unique collaboration gave the cosmetology students a great opportunity to work with real clients and to get to know the local, hardworking police officers within their community.

William Floyd’s Virtual Backpack is a one-stop resource for events and offerings from school/community organizations. This backpack is focused on elementary schools only.

Eighth-grade Portfolio Art students from William Floyd Middle School and William Paca Middle School recently visited William Floyd High School to take a tour of the high school art classes! This is an annual collaboration that gives the eighth-grade students the opportunity to see what the high school art classes are like while also interacting with current students and teachers.

Three William Floyd High School seniors – Kaelyn Green, Brandon Mott and Ben Zozarro – were selected to perform in the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Eastern Region Honors Choir held from February 25-28 in Providence, RI! Selection for the ACDA Eastern Region Conference is considered a tremendous honor for choral singers. Students earned this prestigious recognition following a rigorous audition process that included singers from 11 eastern states and the District of Columbia.